The French Livestock Institute (Idele) has forecasted a decrease in the country's beef production by 1.8% in 2025, totaling 1.29 million tonnes of carcass equivalent. This decline is attributed to decapitalisation and vector-borne diseases such as epizootic haemorrhagic disease and bluetongue, which have resulted in excess mortality and fertility issues among cattle. These problems have led to more cows being slaughtered, accelerating the decapitalisation trend. Furthermore, there will be a reduction in the number of replacements in 2025, which will result in lower production of females. The production of calves for pasture is expected to see a significant drop (-8.2%), due to a birth deficit and a shift of young animals to fattening. Consequently, the production of calves for slaughter will also decline.